How will the CFC benefit the Cities of Highland Park, Highwood and Fort Sheridan as a whole?
We believe that the CFC can serve as a national model for delivering integrated family support services in an environment that dignifies its more than 3,500 clients annually. All five agencies provide essential services for the children and families of our community. The new center will be able to meet current needs and provide for modest expansion of services to meet the need for infant and toddler care and provide children an opportunity to begin kindergarten ready to learn. For Example, our two nursery schools and day care centers serve not only affluent and middle income children in our neighborhoods, but an equal number of low income children from Highland Park, Highwood and Fort Sheridan with two working parents. Another one of our agencies offers critical before and after school services that provides much needed support and academic assistance to children of working families in our community. The Community Family Center not only enhances the lives of our children, but also thei
